Adler claimed that all problems originate from what?
Interpersonal relationships
What two notable things did Adler say are important stimulants toward growth?
Feelings of inferiority and the pursuit of superiority
What was something that Adler pointed out is very strong and powerful?
Weakness
What option is possible in romantic love but not in the parent-child relationship?
Separation
What is a young person not in employment, education, or training?
A NEET
Why are many people unable to feel happy, even as they are building their success in the eyes of society?
They are living in competition
Other people are different from us, we are not the same, and
we are equal
What behavior is an inverted feeling of inferiority?
Boasting
What refers to an abnormal mental state made up of complicated groups of emotions and ideas?
A complex
What name is given to the condition where a person uses feelings of inferiority as an excuse?
E.g. I am not well educated so I cannot succeed. I am not good looking so I cannot get married.
The inferiority complex
If someone uses their misfortune or feelings of inferiority in order to feel special, what will that person always need?
Their misfortune or feelings of inferiority
What is someone trying to do to others by displaying their feelings of inferiority so that others will treat them with gentleness?
Control them
What is the condition of using feelings of inferiority as an excuse?
The inferiority complex
To make a show of being on good terms with a powerful person actually shows aspects of what condition?
The superiority complex
What is the healthiest way to compensate for feelings of inferiority?
Strive/grow
What describes the condition of suffering from strong feelings of inferiority combined with being unable to tolerate the inferiority complex leading to acting as if one is superior and fabricating a feeling of superiority?
Superiority complex
What can a person who boasts about their achievements and past glories be said to have?
A superiority complex
A person who really has confidence does not do what according to Adlerian psychology?
Boast
A person who boasts out loud does not have what?
Confidence in themselves
What type of person in society is an example that shows how weakness has power (to control another party, make them worry, or restrict their speech and behavior)?
A baby (through their weakness, they cannot be dominated)
What way of living will make the world into a perilous place overflowing with enemies who cannot be underestimated?
Living in competition
Rather than having a mindset of competition, what is the ideal mental image of yourself and everyone else?
People moving forward and people moving forward behind them
What is the "attributing of purpose"?
Teleology
What is the healthiest kind of compensation (The Courage to be Disliked)?
Striving and growth
What is the special mental state that the inferiority complex can develop into where one cannot tolerate that complex so they indulge in a fabricated feeling of superiority and act as if they are superior?
Superiority complex
Applying oneself to one's studies, being engaged in training, and being diligent in one's work are healthy forms of compensation that may be described as what?
Striving and growth
A person who boasts about their past achievements can be said to have what?
A superiority complex
What is the example of boasting/superiority complex that is a pattern leading to a particular feeling of superiority that manifests due to the feeling of inferiority itself becoming intensified?
Bragging about one's own misfortune
Does the pursuit of superiority have anything to do with competition with other people?
No
When you are able to feel what, the world will not seem so perilous, you will not be plagued by needless doubts, and your interpersonal relationship problems will decrease dramatically?
People are my comrades
What is the reason why many people do not feel happy as they are building their success, something that makes the world to seem to be full of enemies?
They are living in competition
What will a person not be able to avoid if there is competition at the core of their interpersonal relationships?
Interpersonal relationship problems
All problems are what (Adler's definition)?
Interpersonal relationship problems
What is the mindset of taking a single step forward on one's own feet?
The pursuit of superiority
What gets in the way when one is trying to be themselves (The Courage to be Disliked)?
Competition
To acknowledge that other people are different from us, everyone is different, and yet every person has equal value, is part of the pursuit of superiority that does not involve what?
Competition
What does a baby rule over adults with (Adler)?
Weakness
A person who gives authority probably has signs of what?
The superiority complex
What is when one makes a show of being on good terms with a powerful person?
Giving authority
What kind of world do we live in (The Courage to be Disliked)?
A subjective world
What is a complex mental state made up of a complicated group of emotions and ideas?
A complex
Falling for the life lie is an issue of what?
Lack of courage
Who was the first to discuss "feeling of inferiority" as it is used today?
Adler
The image of people moving forward and people moving forward behind them from Adlerian psychology is a reminder of what?
It is enough to just move forward without competing with anyone
In the image of people moving forward from Adlerian psychology, what is the reason we walk forward?
To progress or grow from where we are right now (not to compete with others)
Healthy feelings of inferiority come from a comparison with?
One's ideal self (not others)
What, if present at the core of interpersonal relationships, will make it not possible to avoid interpersonal relationship problems?
Competition
Why is righteous indignation different from personal anger?
Righteous indignation goes beyond one's own interests
What should you do when a person challenges you to a power struggle?
Step away/do not get taken in
What is really the only option when someone challenges you, attacks you personally, or is being abusive (challenging you to a power struggle)?
Step away/do not get taken in
What might cause the anger emotion to disappear?
Understanding you can communicate with language and the language of logic without anger
People with short tempers do not know what?
Other ways to communicate that are not anger
Rather than use anger, what should you use to communicate with others?
Language and the language of logic
What might be a useful tool to take out or fabricate if you wanted to assert an opinion forcefully and make a person submit to you?
Anger
If you believe yourself to be right, why is it pointless to engage in any contest?
If you are right, the matter is closed
What may cause you to be unable to admit a mistake, apologize, or step away from a power struggle by clouding your judgement?
Focusing on winning and losing
What are three things that a person focused on winning and losing will have difficulty doing?
Apologizing, admitting a mistake, and stepping away (from a power struggle)
What are the two objectives of human behavior according to Adlerian psychology?
Being self-reliant and living in harmony with society
In addition to being self-reliant, what is the other objective of human behavior according to Adlerian psychology?
Living in harmony with society
In addition to living in harmony with society, what is the other objective of human behavior according to Adlerian psychology?
Being self-reliant
Consciousness of what two things are the objectives of human psychology according to Adlerian psychology?
Having ability and having comrades
In addition to having consciousness of having ability, what is the other objective of human psychology according to Adlerian psychology?
Consciousness of having comrades
In addition to having consciousness of having comrades, what is the other objective of human psychology according to Adlerian psychology?
Consciousness of having ability
How can all of the objectives of both human behavior and human psychology be achieved according to Adlerian psychology?
Facing the life tasks
What are the three kinds of life tasks in Adlerian psychology?
Work, friendship, and love
The tasks in Adlerian psychology are thought of in terms of what two qualities of interpersonal relationships?
Distance and depth
What is it called to help a person accept themselves as they are now and then take steps forward (Adlerian psychology)?
Encouragement
Who are the people who get tripped up by the easiest of the life tasks, the tasks of work?
NEETs
What is probably a major goal of someone who chooses a lifestyle where they choose to dislike themselves?
To avoid interpersonal relationships
When considering tasks of friendship in Adlerian psychology, what things are more important to consider than the number of friends?
Distance and depth of the interpersonal relationships
Rather than waiting for others or the situation to change, what should one do according to Adlerian psychology?
Change yourself
What are the two subtypes of tasks of love in Adlerian psychology?
Love relationships and family relationships
What are the images given of parent-child relationships and love relationships in the philosophy of Adlerian psychology?
Rigid chains and red strings
What does Adlerian psychology call the state of coming up with all matter of pretexts in order to avoid the life tasks?
The life lie
To say that problems are due to other people or the situation is to fall for what?
The life lie
Is falling for the life lie an evil thing to do?
No
What does it indicate about a person when they fall for the life lie?
They lack courage
If you find yourself falling for the life lie, what do you need to do?
Have more courage
It would be a mistake to think that someone who is falling for the life lie is what?
Evil
Rather than being a psychology of possession, Adlerian psychology is a psychology of what?
Use
What does it mean that Adlerian psychology is a psychology of use?
It is not what you have, but what use you make of it
Realizing that Adlerian psychology is a psychology of use (not possession) and that it is you who decides how to use what you have raises the issue of what?
Lifestyle/choosing your lifestyle
How should you view or try to view other people according to Adlerian psychology?
As comrades
One might think that you should seek recognition from those who you consider comrades, but what is the standpoint of Adlerian psychology?
One must not seek recognition from others
If you engage in a [...] and the other person withdraws, then the person will move to the next stage: [...].
If you engage in a power struggle and the other person withdraws, then the person will move to the next stage: revenge.
Real [...] should allow the person to be able to act how they like.
Real love should allow the person to be able to act how they like.
The state of coming up with all matter of pretexts in order to avoid the life tasks is the [...].
The state of coming up with all matter of pretexts in order to avoid the life tasks is the life lie.
[...] as an individual and [...] within society are the overarching objectives that can be achieved by surmounting the [...].
Self-reliance as an individual and cooperation within society are the overarching objectives that can be achieved by surmounting the life tasks.
If you are avoiding the [...] and clinging to a [...], it is not an [...]; it is only an issue of [...].
If you are avoiding the life tasks and clinging to a life lie, it is not an evil thing; it is only an issue of courage.
A person who understands with experience that they can communicate through language and the language of logic will not have [...].
A person who understands with experience that they can communicate through language and the language of logic will not have anger.
A person who boasts about their achievements and recalls their past glories can be said to have a [...].
A person who boasts about their achievements and recalls their past glories can be said to have a superiority complex.
The objectives for behavior and psychology can be achieved by facing [...].
The objectives for behavior and psychology can be achieved by facing life tasks.
One has no choice but to confront the [...] (Adlerian psychology).
One has no choice but to confront the life tasks (Adlerian psychology).
A relationship that feels oppressive or strained is not [...].
A relationship that feels oppressive or strained is not love.
If there is competition at the core of [...], it will not be possible to avoid problems.
If there is competition at the core of interpersonal relationships, it will not be possible to avoid problems.
The [...] is when one is suffering from strong feelings of inferiority and cannot tolerate the [...].
The superiority complex is when one is suffering from strong feelings of inferiority and cannot tolerate the inferiority complex.
Tasks of [...], [...], and [...] are all together the [...].
Tasks of work, friendship, and love are all together the life tasks.
There are two objectives for [...] in Adlerian psychology: the consciousness of having ability and the consciousness of having comrades.
There are two objectives for psychology in Adlerian psychology: the consciousness of having ability and the consciousness of having comrades.
People with short tempers do not know effective ways to communicate other than [...].
People with short tempers do not know effective ways to communicate other than anger.
People enter this world as helpless and have a universal desire to escape the helpless state: the [...] (hoping to improve or perusing an ideal state).
People enter this world as helpless and have a universal desire to escape the helpless state: the pursuit of superiority (hoping to improve or perusing an ideal state).
A [...] is a condition that is too heavy to endure forever: the healthiest way to compensate is to strive and grow.
A feeling of inferiority is a condition that is too heavy to endure forever: the healthiest way to compensate is to strive and grow.
If someone is abusive to you, think about their hidden goal; the person is challenging you to a [...].
If someone is abusive to you, think about their hidden goal; the person is challenging you to a power struggle.
There are two objectives for [...] in Adlerian psychology: to be self-reliant and live in harmony with society.
There are two objectives for behavior in Adlerian psychology: to be self-reliant and live in harmony with society.
The [...] is a condition of using feelings of inferiority as an excuse (examples: I am not well educated so I cannot succeed, I am not good looking so I cannot get married).
The inferiority complex is a condition of using feelings of inferiority as an excuse (examples: I am not well educated so I cannot succeed, I am not good looking so I cannot get married).
A heathy [...] comes from a comparison with one's ideal self, not others.
A heathy feeling of inferiority comes from a comparison with one's ideal self, not others.
There is a difference between [...] (a tool for making others submit) and [...] (which goes beyond one's own interests).
There is a difference between anger (a tool for making others submit) and righteous indignation (which goes beyond one's own interests).
[...] is the approach of assisting someone accepting themselves as they are right now and having courage to improve.
Encouragement is the approach of assisting someone accepting themselves as they are right now and having courage to improve.
The [...] should be thought of in terms of [...] and the distance and depth of them.
The life tasks should be thought of in terms of interpersonal relationships and the distance and depth of them.
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